Dietary habits and fluid intake of a group of elite Spanish basketball players: A need for professional advice?

(Ernährungsgewohnheiten und Flüssigkeitsaufnahme in einer Gruppe spanischer Hochleistungsbasketballer. Notwendigkeit einer professionellen Beratung?)

The aim of the present study was to analyse dietary habits and fluid intake of professional basketball players with consideration of dietary guidelines and sport nutrition recommendations. A dietary habit questionnaire including a 24 h recall was recorded by 55 elite basketball players of the first Spanish Basketball League. Energy consumption among these athletes was high 17.7 ±0.9 MJ · day--;1and 882 ±486 ml of liquids during training and competition session, respectively. Furthermore, 44 % of the participants recorded not to drink before getting thirsty and 3 athletes stated never to drink during training and 2 did so during competition. Results of the present study underline the need for professional advice from sport nutritionists for elite basketball players.
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Notationen:Biowissenschaften und Sportmedizin Spielsportarten
Veröffentlicht in:European Journal of Sport Science
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2004
Online-Zugang:https://doi.org/10.1080/17461390400074204
Jahrgang:4
Heft:2
Seiten:1-15
Dokumentenarten:Artikel
Level:hoch